This is the kind of exercise that demands absolutely sparkling performances.

He was most notably happy with Anderson's acting, saying that she delivered a sparkling performance, particularly in the final scene.

He hoped to end a special year with another sparkling performance.

Betker insisted on returning, and turned in a sparkling performance.

If anything, though, Tanana's sparkling performance is likely to hasten his departure from this club.

One critic even cruelly wondered whether the Company's sparkling performance was worth the effort, given the poor quality of the music.

The incident marred an otherwise sparkling performance by the Knicks.

Despite its sparkling performance, the hockey team played at home before small crowds that averaged 300 and drew practically no media attention.

Many analysts caution that it may be hard in 1992 to repeat such a sparkling performance.

For most of the last decade, such statistics would have been hailed as a sparkling performance by a healthy economy.